A reminder that the President and Co-Founder of Relay, Norman Atkins, will be speaking today (11/20) along with other education leaders at the harvardeducation "Askwith Forum: Being and Becoming an Education Leader" event. It is today from 5pm to 6:30pm ET, and the live stream will be at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQo-5KCsELo&feature=youtu.be
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About the Recommender: Kimberly Austin is an Assistant Professor at Relay GSE. Austin’s current research focuses on digital media and learning, character education, and classroom management. She also serves as Relay GSE’s Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Coordinator.
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Seeking Drupal Contractors
Relay GSE is hiring two contractor positions to support our Engineering team on exciting, high profile projects.
- Drupal Consultant for a 3-month contract, 40 hours per week
- Drupal Consultant for a 1-month contract, 20 hours per week
Interested in applying? Apply at www.relay.edu/careers. Know someone for these roles? Refer them to www.relay.edu/referral-bonus and you can earn up to $1000!
Job Openings: We are hiring!
Relay GSE is seeking a Managing Director of External Affairs to spearhead our development and marketing efforts, evaluate new opportunities and advise our President, and manage external and board partnership. To apply to this position or to learn about other available opportunities, check out Relay GSE Careers.
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Relay Recommends: The Goldfinch
About the Recommender: Cole Entress works as a Science Curriculum Designer on the Curriculum Design and Faculty Teams at Relay GSE.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (2013)
Recommended Audience: Everyone
Description/Review: Pretty good story, some inventive writing, flirtation with the philosophical Absurd.
To Discuss: Why is it so fun to read characters who speak in Russian-accented English?
Find the Book:
Here's what one of our Science Curriculum Designers, Cole, thinks you should read next!
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About the Recommender: Omar Lopez works as the Manager of Development in Relay GSE’s Office of the President.
Title: Getting to Bartlett Street: Our 25-Year Quest to Level the Playing Field in Education
Author: Joe and Carol Reich
Publication Year: 2012
Recommended Audience:...
Here's what our Manager of Development, Omar, thinks you should read next!
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Recently Added: Reading More, Reading Better
Reading More, Reading Better by Elfrieda H. Herbert
Description:
Teaching students specific literacy skills is important—but equally critical, and often overlooked, is giving them the time and opportunity to read actual texts. Bringing together leading scholars, this book focuses on how teachers can improve both the quality and quantity of reading experiences in K-12 classrooms.
What ways have you found to increase the quality and quantity of reading in your classroom?
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Welcome to Our Blog!
Welcome to the blog of the Relay Graduate School of Education Library! In this space, we’ll highlight recently added books and databases, give recommendations on what to read/watch next, and share anything we find interesting. Have a question for us? Please ask!
Check out our library's new blog!
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One of the most strategic processes for us at Relay is taking a conceptual idea for a course (what we call a “module”) and developing it into something ready to be taught and available for student enrollment. Nearly all of our modules have an on-line and “off-line” (i.e., in person, taught at our...
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My sister is mentally retarded.
She very likely wasn’t born that way. What she was almost certainly born with was epilepsy. Her first grand mal was misdiagnosed. Her second would cause her to stop breathing for 10 minutes. Had a doctor not lived nearby, she’d have died.
The experience of...